Let's Take a look at Poker

Poker is one of the most popular card games played in card rooms, casinos, and internet. Like any other card games the main aim of play poker is to win. One can play poker just for fun or for money. If you learn the rules and other details on how to play poker you can easily win the game with your skills and strategic abilities.

There are several varieties of poker games across the world. Of the various variations of play poker game the most popular games played include Texas Hold'em, Omaha Hi/Lo, Omaha, 7 Card Stud Hi/Lo, and 7 Card Stud. However, almost all the poker games follow the basic format:
" All poker players donate to a central 'pot' which have play chips or chips which symbolize original money. " Players are dealt cards - a 'hand' - most of them are concealed. " Wagers are generally made on the strength of the cards in rounds of betting." When the betting round is completed, the last player who is standing after all other players have folded or the player who has the strongest hand will be winner of the play poker game.

To become a successful play poker player one need to understand the deck and know the rank of hands well. Generally all poker games are played with a standard deck of 52 playing cards. An exception is the Ross Perot Poker which is played with less than a full deck. The poker playing cards are separated into four suits - Clubs, Spades, Hearts, and Diamonds - each of which has 13 ranks in the following order (from highest to lowest) - Ace, King, Queen, Jack, 10, 9, 8, 7, 6, 5, 4, 3, and 2.

All poker players are dealt with five cards. Whichever poker game you are playing, the aim of the game is to complete with the highest valued hand. Poker hands fall into one to several categories, such as Royal Flush, Straight Flush, Four of a Kind, Full House, Flush, Straight, Three of a Kind, Two Pair, One Pair, and High Card. The player who ends up with the highest ranking hand will be the winner of the game.
Nowadays there are several websites which offer facilities for poker buffs to play poker online. Online play poker games are expected to pay more profit when compared with brick and mortar casinos.